Education
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Furbearer Drawing Results
The application deadline for bobcat and fisher permits is Aug. 1. Drawings are held in mid-September. Drawing results for bobcat and fisher permits Trapper Education Requirements All new Wisconsin trappers must complete an approved…
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Learn to Hunt Bear
Beginning in 2005, the Wisconsin DNR began offering Learn to Hunt Bear opportunities for novice hunters. The Learn to Hunt Bear Program (LTHB) is another opportunity to provide a unique, safe and memorable outdoor experience to novice hunters who…
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Outdoor Skills
Wisconsin DNR outdoor skills, education and recreational safety programs provide great opportunities for participants to gain hunting, trapping and fishing skills and to increase their understanding of natural resource management.The DNR is…
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Snowmobile safety tips
Zero alcohol keeps you safe on the trail Drinking alcohol before snowmobiling or during your ride slows your reactions, impairs your judgment, and is a leading contributor to snowmobiling deaths. Last winter, alcohol was involved in 70 percent of…
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Life Jackets
Drowning. It is human nature to think it can't happen to me--but it can. The majority of people who drown in boating accidents know how to swim but become incapacitated in the water.
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Identifying waterway markers
There are two main types of waterway markers designed to assist boaters in navigation and accident prevention. "Regulatory buoys" are designed to identify areas with speed limits or where boats are not allowed. "Navigation aids" are designed to…
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Forest Management Planning for Your Property
Your Land, Your Legacy The management decisions made by small private woodland owners collectively shape the forested landscape of Wisconsin. Due to the large impact that individual woodland owners have on the landscape, management of private…
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Environmental Causes of Tree Damage
Trees are damaged by a variety of weather events including storms, drought and flooding. Chemicals like pesticides and salt also harm trees. Healthy trees are better able to recover from these stress events.
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Red Pine Pocket Decline and Mortality
Red pine pocket decline and mortality is a disease of plantation-grown red pine. The most likely trees to show symptoms of this syndrome are 30- to 45-year-old red pines in thinned plantations. Studies to identify the reasons why certain…
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Oak Wilt
Learn if your property is at risk, how to reduce the spread of oak wilt in a forested area, how to know if a tree has oak wilt and much more.DistributionOak wilt is widespread in southern Wisconsin, but in much of northern Wisconsin it is still a…